Advantages and disadvantages of Taihu pig

Advantages of Taihu pig: high reproductive performance, especially Meishan pig and Erhualian pig;

The genetic performance is relatively stable, and the heterosis of lean pig breeds is strong; The meat is delicious and unique. Disadvantages: slow growth rate and low lean meat rate.

Taihu pig is the pig breed with the largest litter size in the world and enjoys the reputation of "national treasure". Taihu pig is a kind of jianghai pig, which is produced in Taihu basin in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Suzhou is the key producing area of Taihu pig.

Taihu pigs are mainly distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Taihu Basin at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the Maoshan Mountains in the west, the East China Sea in the east, Hangzhou Bay in the south and the southern edge of the high-sand area on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the north.